Catherine of Aragon, the youngest daughter of the Catholic Monarchs, had an unhappy life and marriage marked by the instability of England, which, due to her failed divorce, broke up with the Catholic Church. The Queen of Madrid origin maintained her dignity and the appreciation of her people when her husband Henry VIII repudiated her and publicly humiliated her to marry Ana Bolena. What medical problem prevented the couple from having sons? Was it such a terrible marriage from the start? How did a girl from Alcalá de Henares end up ruling the island?
The subsequent rivalry between Spain and England hid the fact that “the Queen of all queens and model of feminine majesty”, as described by William Shakespeare, was one of the sovereigns most loved by the English people in history. Catherine of Aragon made a pleasant impression on her arrival in England, where she traveled while still a teenager, but she soon became a widow in a legal limbo that became a remedy worse than her illness.
With the intention of maintaining the alliance with Spain, and since part of the dowry from the previous marriage was still owed, Henry VII He made the decision to marry the Madrid woman to her other son, Henry VIII, although the first thing he did was try to put in writing that the Castilian woman was no longer a virgin. This little big debate was going to be crucial for the future of the next marriage and, consequently, for all of Europe.
Credits:
Screenplay and production: Andrea Carrasco and César Cervera.
Edition: Andrea Carrasco.
Locution: Andrea Carrasco, César Cervera, Lucía M. Cabanelas, Patricia Biosca, Pablo Ortega and David Conde.
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